Chapter 277: Facing You, This Card Seems More Suitable

Chapter 277: Facing You, This Card Seems More Suitable

"By Tributing three Fiend Type monsters on my Field—a Gravekeeper's and two Black Flame Tokens!"

"I Special Summon my strongest Phantasm God, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms!"

As Rishid raised the Card in his Hand high, the Gravekeeper's that had just appeared on his Field, along with the two Black Flame Tokens, transformed into burning, eerie blue soul flames.

Within the wall of fire that reached the sky, the two single eyes of the Black Flame Tokens aligned, emitting yellow light. Accompanied by a roar, the true form of the phantom behind Rishid, which had previously battled The Winged Dragon of Ra—Raviel, Lord of Phantasms—appeared!

[Raviel, Lord of Phantasms] [10☆/DARK]

[Fiend Type/Special Summon/Effect]

[4000/4000]

Although two of the Tributed monsters were just Tokens used to meet the requirement, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms's ATK and DEF were not reduced. Like Hamon, Lord of Striking Thunder, its stats were a fixed 4000. The moment it appeared, Hayato sensed a wave of corrosive magic power assailing him, far stronger than that of the other two Phantasm Gods.

*Ding~*

The Millennium Puzzle on his chest automatically glowed, dispelling the dark energy. Hayato looked up at the colossal Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, which stood like a giant propping up the heavens, his expression extremely serious. "You finally Summoned it, Rishid."

"In that case, I can't go easy in this Duel at all, can I?"

"Try it if you can, King of Games." After Summoning Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, perhaps because he resisted absorbing the life force provided by the Phantasm God Card, or perhaps because Rishid's personal will was stronger, he didn't become frenzied like Haga or Hesiod.

Perhaps, it was also due to Master Marik maintaining his Mind Link with him using the Millennium Rod on the other side?

"Following Master Marik's command, I will attack you with Raviel, Lord of Phantasms, Kobayashi Hayato." Rishid ordered with a wave of his Hand, adding, "Let me remind you beforehand, Trap Cards are negated against Phantasm Gods, and Spell Cards only last for one turn."

"Go, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms! Annihilate the Ojama Knight in Attack Position! Heavenly Ravaging Fist!"

Just as the other two Phantasm Gods were designed based on their corresponding Egyptian God Cards, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms's design prototype was the Obelisk the Tormentor in Kaiba's Hand.

Not only were their appearances similar, but Obelisk the Tormentor had the ability to Tribute two monsters to increase its ATK to infinite, and Raviel, Lord of Phantasms also had the ability to Tribute monsters to increase its ATK, though it was far inferior to Obelisk the Tormentor.

However, even without using the ATK-increasing Effect, just looking at Raviel, Lord of Phantasms's 4000 ATK as it raised its right fist, ready to strike, and the Ojama Knight in Attack Position with 0 ATK on Hayato's Field, one could feel a sense of crisis.

Facing the incoming giant fist, Hayato opened one of his two Set Cards in the Backrow without hesitation. "Rather than being destroyed by you like this, I might as well stir-fry Ojama Knight and eat it. I Activate the Quick-Play Spell Card, Mystic Wok! I Tribute the Ojama Knight on my Field, and then my Life Points recover by the value of its DEF!"

"Eek!" Hearing Hayato's words, Ojama Knight turned its head with a look of disbelief, staring directly at Hayato. Just as it was about to beg for mercy, it despairingly found that its armor had welded its mouth shut! It could only let out the strange cries of a Shocker combatant and couldn't say anything else!

As a large iron ladle scooped Ojama Knight into an iron pot for stir-frying, turning into a plate of rather peculiar-looking fried food served before Hayato, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms triggered a Battle Replay due to the loss of its Attack Target.

[Hayato: 4000 → 6500 LP]

"Increasing your Life Points to avoid being defeated by Raviel, Lord of Phantasms in one turn? In that case, I'll just Direct Attack the Duelist!"

"Attack again, Raviel, Lord of Phantasms! Heavenly Ravaging Fist!"

"Heh heh, I was waiting for this moment!" Seeing Raviel, Lord of Phantasms attack again, Hayato opened his other Set Card. "Responding to Raviel, Lord of Phantasms's Direct Attack, I Activate the Trap Card, Power Wall!"

"When I take Battle Damage, the damage becomes zero, and for every 500 points of damage, I send one card from the top of my Deck to the Graveyard!" Saying this, Hayato reached out and caught the eight cards ejected from his Duel Disk, throwing them out. "I'll just mill my entire Deck! Your attack is useless!"

The giant fist, larger than Hayato himself, smashed down like a meteor, but before Hayato, eight cards, showing only their backs, formed a protective shield, completely blocking the impact. However, as the cost for blocking the damage, as Raviel, Lord of Phantasms withdrew its fist, eight cards also纷纷 returned to Hayato's Hand before being sent to the Graveyard.

"Although Phantasm Gods are not affected by Trap Effects, he used a card that targets the Battle Damage he receives." Rishid frowned, looking at Hayato's Life Points, which had increased instead of decreased. "Then, I End Turn."

[Rishid: 3800 LP, Hand 1]

[Raviel, Lord of Phantasms] [ATK 4000]

After a round of attack and defense, Rishid held a complete advantage on the Field, having Summoned the powerful Raviel, Lord of Phantasms on only his second Turn. The cost was merely a loss of 200 Life Points. On Hayato's side, although his Life Points were as high as 6500, his Hand and Field were completely empty.

It seemed Rishid had a greater chance of winning?

Despite the situation being so dire, Hayato's face showed no sign of tension. Instead, he revealed a confident smile. "My Turn, drawing cards!"

"Then I Activate the Effect of Pot of Greed, and draw two more cards."

Seeing the two cards he drew, Hayato couldn't help but look up at the Raviel, Lord of Phantasms on Rishid's Field. "Facing you, this card really seems more suitable, doesn't it?"

"I Activate the Spell Card, Monster Reborn! I Special Summon one monster from either Graveyard to my Field."

Rishid frowned. "It's useless. Whether you Revive Ojama Knight or Goblin Attack Force, they won't be a match for Raviel, Lord of Phantasms."

Hayato caught a card ejected from the Graveyard Zone and held it in his Hand, chuckling softly. "Who said I was going to Revive them?"

"The monster I'm going to Revive is this one!"

On Hayato's empty Field, a golden sun disk rose!